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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1960
Page
8
Controversy swirls as Air Force manuals draw protests from church groups and lawmakers. Snafu champion title awarded after manuals cover religion, dating, and social topics, triggering hearings and questions about Pentagon use of manpower and national defense focus.
Raleigh County Library adds 500 volumes to shelves for the bookmobile program, bringing total to 9,000 with 1,000 still needed from the 19,000 allocation. Books from Fayette County stored in Fayette County Memorial Building and shared between counties. The bookmobile will visit Rock Creek Methodist Church Jarrells Store Arnett Coveys Store Glen Daniel Fairdale Post Office Farmers Store Bolt Sur veyor Route 3 Lester Road Eccles Post Office on Thursday.
Charleston AP Ralph Bean the Senate president from Hardy withdrew from the Democratic primary for governor citing insufficient funds. He estimated at least 75000 dollars needed and pledged to pick and support another candidate. He denied any deal with rivals and planned a Florida vacation before returning to Moorefield.
A steady snowfall began mid morning across Raleigh County creating hazardous driving conditions. Cinder crews from City and State Road Commission worked before noon to keep streets passable. The Kanawha County forecast calls for at least four inches statewide tonight. State Police urged caution. The West Virginia Turnpike was cindered at noon. Raleigh County Memorial Airport reported one mile visibility and accumulating snow with two flights arriving by noon.
Three convicts escaped from an unidentified facility after stealing a guard’s hat and jacket and a prison truck. MCCARTHY, serving 1 to 10 years for breaking and entering, Roy F. Haines, 34, of Hampshire County, and Simon Whytsell Jr., 36, of Calhoun County, Va., were pursued in subfreezing snow as police closed in. Deputy Warden A V Dodrill Jr. said one man wore the guard’s clothing and rode in front as the truck passed the gate.
Mrs Clarence N Arthur of 218 Tees Road is slowly improving after several days of treatment in the Bluefield Sanitarium for a cerebral hemorrhage.
Margaret Wortsman, 41, encounters a thief in her New York bath who ties her with blind cord and escapes with $300 cash and $1,000 in jewels. She had left the door unlocked to admit arriving daughters, authorities report.
U S Ambassador Robert Woodward said Gov Edmund Brown’s 60 day reprieve for kidnapped killer Daryl Chessman solved most problems while warning that Chessman’s execution could trigger anti Eisenhower protests. Eisenhower’s trip included a council visit, a Uruguayan Congress joint session address, and a dinner with President Nardone before leaving Montevideo for Puerto Rico.
Oather Robert Board filed a $10,000 personal injury suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court against Sandy Wade of F Street for injuries from a collision on South Fayette Street. Board is currently hospitalized at Raleigh General Hospital for treatment.
Assistant Superintendent William C. Reid will join a three member team to reevaluate Gary District High School on Tuesday. Robert Kuhn and Harold Bailey complete the group. Renewal of membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools drives the scoring.
In Melrose New Mexico two burglars broke into the First National Bank. A boy walking home in darkness saw a flickering light, peered through a window, and one robber threw a crowbar. The boy fled bleeding from glass cuts and called police. The burglars escaped empty handed.
Bald Knob Ski Slopes announce new hours starting today. Weekdays from noon until dark, until 10 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, and weekends from 10 a.m. until dark. Manager Tom Minter says slopes remain in excellent condition.
Catherine Ulm 35 turned herself in at Grafton hospital after admitting she abandoned her newborn on a Webster doorstep during 20 degree weather. Sheriff Flanagan said the infant, named Joseph Michael Winter, will likely be released to the state for adoption.
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce requests old city directories and West Virginia Blue Books to update files. Floyd M. Sayre Jr. says the chamber can use all available directories, though one Blue Book per year would suffice. Such records assist in locating friends or relatives of out of town residents.
Jurors were dismissed until 9 a.m. Thursday after Violet Richmond sued Jesse Daniel for breach of contract over construction work. The suit was settled before the jury was sworn following impaneling.
An 8 year-old woman, Mrs. Lisa Burton, died in a rooming house bedroom fire in Charleston last night. Fire Capt. L. E. Kitts said her clothing apparently caught fire from a gas stove in the room.
The thief who took a talking mynah from Arthur Brittman’s pet shop in Hillside likely regrets the act as the bird only says You are a very bad boy. The incident was reported by AP.
Rosemary Parson s custody hinges on a possible false name used by the mother and whether the DPA holds proper custody. The Isners seek return through prayer and legal action as a national spotlight shines on a Virginia mountain town custody dispute.
Mrs Anna Mary Reed 82 of 219 Edgewood Drive Beckley died at home after a long illness. Born March 8 1877 in Mason County she was former Mason native. Survived by five sons six daughters three sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Keyser Bryant and EvansBuford Barber homes. Additionally Lem Buckland 72 of Mill Creek died Tuesday after an extended illness. Funeral 11 am Thursday Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with burial Backus Mountain Cemetery. Buckland formerly a miner belonged to Baptist Church. Survived by two brothers one sister and one daughter.
Mrs Susie F King 91 of Christiansburg Va dies after long illness at niece’s home in Shady Spring. Services set for Friday at Wesley Chapel Christiansburg with burial in Johnson Cemetery. Survived by son Dawson W King. Body to be moved between funeral homes.
Mrs. Monie Cook aged 83 of Oceana died in Mullens hospital after a stroke. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Thursday at the Chilton Barber home in Oceana with Rev. Art Carter officiating. Burial will be in Cook Cemetery Lynco. She was born Aug. 23 1876 in Oceana to Gaston and Julia Cook. Her husband Denny Cook and four children Doran Ray Ivy and Clara preceded her in death.
Jesse F. Webb, 67, of Forrest Hill, died early today after a two-week illness at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Survived by wife Florence Webb and a son. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
A Raleigh County singing convention will be held Sunday from 1 p m to 4 p m at Regular Baptist Church on Johnstown Road.
Miss Nettie Brower 85 of Hinton and her sister signed eye donation forms and, after her death on February 16, Dr. D. W. Ritter arranged a pioneering eye transplant through the Buffalo New York eye bank. Eyes arrived in Charleston then were prepared for a recipient, with Lions Club officials noting the project’s first use by the Hinton Lions Club.
Refugees flee a quake ruined city as Bou Amrani pleads for food water and heavy equipment. Americans French and Moroccan forces lead a massive airlift and field rescue. Casbah and European quarters suffer severe damage. U S Navy aircraft and ships join the international response.
A massive fuel train derailment and explosion left two cars on the tracks, with eleven hundred feet of track torn up. Ambulances ferried the injured to three Bakersfield hospitals while helicopters aided rescue efforts through a cold windy night. Delma Casey of Waco and her daughters survived amid chaotic scenes as fire consumed the front cars.
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